The Decline & Fall Of Britain's Labour Party Brexit has turned British politics upside down, with the consistent failure of the Conservative and Labour parties to deliver or effectively oppose the country’s exit from the EU fuelling a voter exodus, exemplified today with the latest voting intention poll putting Corbyn’s party in fourth place for …
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Jul 07
Today’s News 7th July 2019
The Only Strategic Rationale For America's Involvement In Syria Finally Revealed Authored by Elias Samo via The Strategic Culture Foundation, “Washington lacks a clear strategy in Syria “; those were the recent words of Robert Ford, the last American ambassador to Syria who served prior to and during the first few years of the Syrian …
Jul 06
Today’s News 6th July 2019
Another, Even Bigger, Quake Just Hit Southern California, Gas Leaks/Fires Reported Update (1145ET): Less than 12 hours after seisomologist Lucy Jones warned of another large quake, a massive 7.1 quake just hit 17km NNE of Ridgecrest. Prelim M7.1 Earthquake 35.767, -117.605 Jul-06 03:19 UTC, updates https://t.co/uVJBfBodUN — USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) July 6, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js …
Jul 05
Today’s News 5th July 2019
EU Experiences Decline In Terrorist Attacks Terrorism continued to represent a major threat to EU Member States in 2018 according to Europol. 13 people were killed in terrorist attacks across the EU in 2018, with, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, all of them jihadist in nature and committed by individuals acting alone. Even though they didn’t lead …
Jul 04
Today’s News 4th July 2019
It's Time To Declare Your Independence From Tyranny, America Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of …
Jul 03
Today’s News 3rd July 2019
France's Richest People Have Seen Their Net Worth Rocket 35% This Year Despite the civil unrest in France to start the year, the country’s richest citizens still had a fantastic start to 2019, according to Bloomberg. Amidst protesters taking to the streets to demand higher wages and better pensions, the 14 people from France on …
Jul 02
Today’s News 2nd July 2019
Scottish Nuclear Facility Evacuated After "Human Error" Triggers Radioactive Contamination With HBO’s Chernobyl mini-series re-heightening fears about nuclear power plants, headlines from The Aberdeen Press and Herald that workers were evacuated from part of Dounreay nuclear facility on northern Scotland after radioactive contamination was detected there, have spooked locals and raised questions about the decommissioned …
Jul 01
Today’s News 1st July 2019
Russia Launches "Floating Chernobyl" Bound For The Arctic Next month, the world’s first floating nuclear power unit (FPU) dubbed ‘Academik Lomonosov’ will be towed via the Northern Sea Route to its final destination in the Far East, after almost two decades in construction. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant has two KLT-40S …
Jun 30
Today’s News 30th June 2019
For Americans, War Has Always Been A Spectator Sport Authored by Nick Turse via TomDispatch.com, From the Civil War to Vietnam, Americans have always been captivated by war’s spectacle… <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind. This early morning – …
Jun 29
Today’s News 29th June 2019
The West's Moral Bankruptcy Exposed Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The moral bankruptcy of Western powers was exposed – inadvertently – with the recent publication of three separate news reports. Taken together the reports out last week illustrate the rank hypocrisy of Western governments. Also, the way that the reports were prioritized or left disconnected …
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